Waste disposal chute

Abstract

A waste disposal chute assembly is disclosed for segregating waste material in a multi-story building. The chute assembly has a plurality of laterally adjacent chutes, which may be nested together. Each chute has a plurality of elongate, longitudinal, telescoping members. The telescoping members have an inlet port, an outlet port and a telescoping portion. Seam cleats are provided to facilitate the unobstructed telescoping of the telescoping members into those below. Laterally adjacent telescoping members are attached and each chute has an opening to provide access thereto. Each opening may be covered by a door which is adapted to provide access to more than one opening. The chute assembly is retained in the multi-story structure.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A chute assembly, for segregating material in a multi-story structure comprising: a plurality of laterally adjacent chutes, each chute having a plurality of elongate, longitudinal, telescoping members, said telescoping members each having an inlet port, an outlet port and a telescoping portion, said telescoping portions and said outlet ports being formed at the same end of each telescoping member, each of said outlet ports fitting snugly inside the inlet port of the longitudinally adjacent telescoping member below;   means for providing access to each chute;   means for retaining said chutes in the multi-story structure;   a first vertical companion clip attached to one of said telescoping members; and   a second vertical companion clip attached to a laterally adjacent telescoping member, wherein said first vertical companion clip is releasably connected to said second vertical companion clip.   
     
     
       2. A chute assembly, for segregating material in a multi-story structure comprising: a plurality of laterally adjacent chutes, each chute having a plurality of elongate, longitudinal, telescoping members, said telescoping members each having an inlet port, an outlet port and a telescoping portion, said telescoping portion and said outlet port being formed at the same end of each telescoping member, each outlet port fitting snugly inside the inlet port of the longitudinally adjacent telescoping member below;   means for attaching laterally adjacent telescoping members, said means being spaced from the telescoping portions;   means for providing access to each chute;   means for retaining said chutes in the multi-story structure;   said telescoping members being grouped into intermediate sections having elongate, longitudinal portions and intake sections, said intake sections having access openings, and means for removably covering said access openings, said covering means comprising doors hingeably attached to said intake sections, each of said doors covering access openings in at least two of said chutes.   
     
     
       3. A chute assembly as claimed in claim 2 and further comprising refuse separation guides attached to said doors. 
     
     
       4. A chute assembly, for segregating material in a multi-story structure comprising: a plurality of laterally adjacent chutes, each chute having a plurality of elongate, longitudinal, telescoping members, each telescoping member having an inlet port, an outlet port and a telescoping portion;   means for attaching laterally adjacent telescoping members, said means being spaced from the telescoping portions;   means for providing access to each chute;   means for retaining said chutes in the multi-story structure; and   a plurality of seam cleats attached to at least two of said laterally adjacent telescoping members at their inlet ports to hold top edges of the laterally adjacent telescoping members together.   
     
     
       5. A chute assembly for segregating material in a multi-story structure comprising: a plurality of laterally adjacent chutes, each chute having a plurality of elongate, longitudinally, telescoping members and each telescoping member having an inlet part and an outlet port and a telescoping portion, said chutes being laterally nested together to form said chute assembly;   means for attaching laterally adjacent telescoping members, said means being spaced from the telescoping portions;   means for providing access to each chute; and   means for retaining said chutes in the multi-story structure wherein one of said chutes is generally mushroom shaped, said mushroom shaped chute having a narrow access portion and a longer transport portion.   
     
     
       6. A chute assembly as claimed in claim 5 and further comprising two nested chutes, each of said nested chutes being laterally adjacent to said access portion and said transport portion. 
     
     
       7. A chute assembly as claimed in claim 6 wherein said telescoping portions and said outlet ports are formed at the same end of each telescoping member, and wherein said outlet port fits snugly inside the inlet port of the longitudinally adjacent telescoping member below. 
     
     
       8. A chute assembly as described in claim 6 wherein said telescoping members are grouped into elongate, longitudinal intermediate sections having elongate longitudinal portions, and intake sections having access openings, and further comprising means for selectively covering said access openings, said covering means comprising doors hingeably attached to said intake sections, each of said doors covering access openings in at least two of said chutes. 
     
     
       9. A chute assembly as claimed in claim 8 and further comprising refuse separation guides attached to said doors. 
     
     
       10. A chute assembly as claimed in claim 6 and further comprising a plurality of first vertical companion clips attached to said telescoping members and a plurality of second vertical companion clips attached to laterally adjacent telescoping members, wherein said first vertical companion clips are releasably connected to said second vertical companion clips. 
     
     
       11. A chute assembly as claimed in claim 6 and further comprising a plurality of seam cleats attached to at least two of said laterally adjacent telescoping members at their inlet ports to hold top edges of the laterally adjacent telescoping members together.